Movies never seem to get tired of mining the comedic territory of artificial insemination. Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman have the squirm-inducing "The Baster" coming up next year. Now we learn that sperm donation means "The Kids Are All Right" for at least one cast of characters.
Variety reports that Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowski ("Alice in Wonderland") and Josh Hutcherson ("Journey to the Center of the Earth") have joined director Lisa Cholodenko's indie project -- not a remake of the classic same-titled documentary about British classic rock outfit The Who -- which begins shooting today. Read more...
Leonardo Dicaprio. Mark Ruffalo. Ben Kingsley. Max Von Sydow. And of course Martin Scorsese. These are the key elements working to get me very excited about "Shutter Island," the latest novel from Dennis Lehane ("Mystic River") to be adapted for the silver screen. Apple dropped the new trailer today, and it's good. Take a look and then hit the jump for some thoughts.
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Director SoHo Apple Store in New York City. Johnson is here to pimp his sophomore effort, "The Brothers Bloom," which goes into wide release on May 29 and 'select cities' release a week earlier, on May 22. Filmgoers in New York and Los Angeles will get first crack however, with limited engagements in both cities starting on May 15.
"The Brothers Bloom" stars Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo as a pair high-class con artists who have built a small business out of hoodwinking millionaires. Along with accomplice Bang-Bang (Rinko Kikuchi), the Brothers settle their sights on eccentric heiress Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz). Of course, the seemingly straightforward con turns into a disaster when Brody's Bloom brother falls for the mark.
Sounds a little like "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" to me, but Johnson's neo-noir debut "Brick" is anything but by-the-numbers. Early buzz on "Brothers" has been pretty positive so far, and tonight will offer New Yorkers a good opportunity to hear about it from the director's mouth in advance of the film's limited release on Friday.
If you want to check out the interview, make your way to the SoHo Apple Store, located at 103 Prince St (corner of Prince & Greene), by 7pm. Seating will likely be limited, so try to arrive early if you can.
Parents have been reading it for decades. Children have been dreaming about it for generations. We’ve been following the development of the movie for what seems like forever. And now, we finally have our first glimpse at “Where the Wild Things Are.”
Fueled with the distinctive tones of “Wake Up” by Arcade Fire, this first trailer gives us a good look at the October 16th movie directed by “Being John Malkovich” filmmaker Spike Jonze (click here to watch the "Where the Wild Things Are" trailer). Following reports that the movie was too intense for children, being re-edited and re-shot, fans of the 1963 Maurice Sendak children’s book had feared the worst. But judging by this new trailer, we could still be looking at some beautiful “Things” come the fall. Read more...
Mark Ruffalo ended his 2008 on a very sad note, so we're happy to report that the new year finds his directorial debut coming back together. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ruffalo's "Sympathy for Delicious" has attracted two new cast members in Orlando Bloom and Laura Linney. Bloom is replacing James Franco, who had to step out after the film was delayed due to Ruffalo's personal tragedy.
Written by Christopher Thornton, the story follows a paralyzed DJ who is struggling to survive on the streets of L.A. who turns to faith healing and mysteriously develops the ability to heal the sick. He can't heal his own paralysis, however, and it might have something to do with how readily he cashes in his gift to achieve his dreams of rock stardom. Read more...
"What Doesn't Kill You" -- a gritty Boston crime drama based on the life of the film's writer/director Brian Goodman -- has been getting rave reviews at film festivals, and as of last Friday it's beginning to open in limited release.
In our exclusive clip, Brian (played by Mark Ruffalo) -- a man whose life of crime is beginning to spiral dangerously out of control -- is visited by a local police detective (Donnie Wahlberg, who also co-wrote the film). Check it out below.
Academy Award-nominated actress Juliette Lewis is joining Mark Ruffalo’s “Sympathy For Delicious,” which is finally going to start lensing in December, the celebrated “What Doesn’t Kill You” actor told MTV News.
Ruffalo’s announcement comes four months after James Franco also broke the news to MTV of his involvement in the project but some four years after Ruffalo first began talking about the movie, an upside down hagiography at least somewhat based on one of Ruffalo’s close friends, paraplegic Chris Thornton.
“It’s a kind of social satire about a guy in a wheelchair who gets the gift to heal but he can’t heal himself so he takes it to start heal-a-palooza and prostitutes it for sex, drugs, rock and roll, and fame,” Ruffalo laughed of the movie’s plot, which in combination with my chat with Franco, proves it’s not a story that can be summed up in 30 seconds or less. Read more...
Some movies go right through you and some, like "Blindness," well they stick in your craw. When the world essentially falls into chaos after a massive unpredictable epidemic, what do you become? Yup, we're in "Lord of the Flies" territory here and you will in all likelihood be asking yourself just that question as you watch the harrowing story starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Here's Ruffalo with his take on that provocative query.
Maybe this diminishes the work of the massively talented Fernando Mereilles ("City of God" and "The Constant Gardener" make a hell of a one-two punch) but I've taken to describing "Blindness" to others as a high brow "Dawn of the Dead". It's a convenient short-hand for a haunting and harrowing film. We've gotten our hands on a couple exclusive images from the film opening wide tomorrow. Check them out.
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Saying that a man who directed “Raging Bull,” “Taxi Driver,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” “The Departed,” and many more has helmed some great films isn’t exactly stepping out onto a ledge. Saying that that very same man’s best work is in front of him? Now we’re talking!
Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island,” (or “Ashecliffe,” we’re not exactly sure) is shaping up to be one of the famed director’s best, co-star Mark Ruffalo said.
“It is Martin Scorsese’s playground with this movie. He gets to do everything he loves about film,” Ruffalo insisted. “He does noir, fantasy sequences, dream sequences, madness, suspense, tough urban stuff. It’s absolute madness and twist upon twist. This could be one of his great films.”
The film, based on a book by “Mystic River” and “Gone Baby Gone” author Dennis Lehane follows two US Marshalls (Ruffalo and Leonardo DiCaprio) and their investigation into the disappearance of a mental patient from a Massachusetts asylum. Read more...
